On the afternoon of February 20th, the new movie "Golden Finger" produced by Emperor Films and directed by Zhuang Wenqiang was held in Hong Kong. The two leading actors of Andy Lau and Tony Leung appeared together and attracted the attention of netizens. And hot discussion.
According to reports, "Golden Finger" is adapted from a major financial case in Hong Kong. It will tell the story of a Hong Kong group from the rise to the liquidation, and finally to the ICAC for 15 years, with an investment of up to 200 million yuan.
This is the eleventh collaboration between Andy Lau and , Tony Leung and , the two top male gods. It is also the first collaboration since 2003's "Infernal Affairs 3", with a full gap of 18 years.
Today we will take stock of their 10 works before "Goldfinger".
1. "Falcon"
The first collaboration between Andy Lau and Tony Leung was the 1982 TV series "Span1span Falcon ".
This is a fashion police and bandit TV series produced by Hong Kong TVB. It tells the story of the growth of a new generation of police officers, starring Andy Lau and actress Chen Min Er.
"Falcon" has a pivotal position in Andy Lau's acting career, because this is the first time he has acted as the first actor in a drama. And Tony Leung is the younger brother of Andy Lau's girlfriend in the play, which is a supporting role in soy sauce.
Andy Lau's police appearance in this play is both handsome and extraordinary, but also awe-inspiring. He is the dream lover of countless girls. He became an instant hit with "Falcon" and strode onto the road of kings of heaven.
2. "Span1span The Deer and the Tripod "
"The Deer and the Tripe" is a costume drama filmed by Hong Kong Radio in 1984,Tony Leung is the first actor Wei Xiaobao , Andy Lau is the second actor Kangxi.
Andy Lau was obviously earlier than Tony Leung, why did he steal the male lead halo instead? This was related to TVB's contract renewal at that time.
In the same year that the TV series "Falcon" was filmed, Andy Lau also participated in and Xu Anhua 's film "Death to the Wrath", which was highly recognized by the market. In other words, Andy Lau has become popular in both film and television lines, and he also wants to put some of his energy into movies. The wireless station wanted to use a five-year long contract to lock him on the TV station and not allow him to make movies at the same time.
Andy Lau finally did not agree to the wireless station's contract renewal request, and the wireless station was outraged and took a cold-hearted attitude towards him.
"The Deer and the Ding" was filmed during the contract negotiation. It was originally planned that Andy Lau played the male No.1 Wei Xiaobao, but he was disobedient, and the radio station demoted him and changed his role as the male No.2 Kangxi, which is a lesson for you.
This inconsistent episode is equal to the achievement of Tony Leung. And Tony Leung finally seized the opportunity and embarked on the road of success with the quirky Wei Xiaobao role.
3. " Yang Jia Jiang "
"Yang Jia Jiang" is a TVB eighteenth anniversary TVB in 1985, mainly about the legendary story of the Yang Jia Jiang in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Radio station almost used all the elites of Taiwan to film this movie. The director is Du Qifeng, and the actors include Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Huang Rihua, Miao Qiaowei, Tang Zhenye, Chow Yunfa, Wang Mingquan, Zhao Yazhi, Carina Lau, Chi Mei, Tsang Huaqian , Zhou Haimei, Wu Zhenyu, Wu Mengda, etc., the main creative lineup is so strong that it can be said that it is rare in the history of TV dramas. Among them, Andy Lau and Tony Leung, who played Yang Liulang and Yang Qilang, respectively, are the leading actors.
This is the last time Andy Lau played the leading role before being put into the snow of TVB.After the broadcast of "The Yang Family", the news that he was banned, and a single kill was 400 days long, which had a tsunami-like impact on Andy Lau's acting career.
4. " A Fei's True Story "
Andy Lau and Tony Leung's first film together is the 1990 "A Fei True Story".
This is a literary film shot by Wang Jiawei . It mainly tells the life story of the prodigal son Xu Zi starring Leslie Cheung.
This movie is the pinnacle of the Hong Kong film industry. It brought Wong Kar-wai and Leslie Cheung the trophies for the best director and actor respectively. This is also the only time Leslie Cheung has won the title of film king.
Before the filming started, Fang Ding Andy Lau was originally produced as the first actor, but Wong Kar-wai continued to add drama to Leslie Cheung during the filming, which weakened Andy Lau's role and made him the second actor. Andy Lau worked hard for several months at the Kowloon Walled City studio where rats are rampant, but he was eventually cut to pieces. Of course, he would be irritated. Since this movie, he and Wong Kar-wai have been at odds and never cooperated again.
Tony Leung only had a three-minute film at the end of the film, but it was the three minutes of dangling cigarettes and combing his hair that made Tony Leung act radiantly and charmingly, and completely conquered Wong Kar-wai. Since then, Tony Leung has become the constant actor in Wong Kar Wai's follow-up films.
5. "Span1span Five Tigers Break "
Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Huang Rihua, Miao Qiaowei, Tang Zhenye five people, there is a good name-"Wireless Five Tigers".
"Five Tigers Breaking" is a Hong Kong police film in 1991,It's about the grievances between five gold medal detectives. Directed by Zeng Zhiwei and co-starring the Five Tigers, this is the only film where all the Five Tigers have collaborated.
It is said that when the Five Tigers renewed their contract with the wireless station, they had agreed to advance and retreat together, but Tony Leung first violated the covenant and renewed the contract with the wireless station. As a result, the wireless stations were broken one by one, and Andy Lau was hammered out. This legendary rebellion has planted a knot in the hearts of Andy Lau and Tony Leung.
The movie title of "Five Tigers Breaks" is the best commentary on this past.
6. "Heroes in Central"
"Heroes in Central" is also a 1991 movie, directed by Qiu Litao, starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung. It is about a small gangster and an elite of insurance companies. Under the circumstances, I exchanged identities and experienced a completely different life story.
The feature of this movie is the intersection of gangsters and white-collar genres, forming a unique sense of comedy. But on the whole, it is a fairly modest movie, whether in Andy Lau or Tony Leung's works, it is insignificant.
7. "Night Banquet"
In 1991, there was a severe flood in East China. Many people lost their homes and lived miserable lives.
In order to raise funds for disaster relief, the Hong Kong performing arts industry adapted the 1959 Cantonese feature film of the same name in a very short period of time and filmed the comedy movie "The Big Banquet".
The biggest feature of this movie is that the performance lineup is unprecedentedly strong, including more than 200 entertainers in the entertainment industry. To put it in an exaggeration, even the sweeping aunt and the cook are big stars. Two popular niches, Andy Lau and Tony Leung, also participated.
"Night Banquet" is an unprecedented all-star movie in Hong Kong's entertainment industry. Its story is third-rate and public welfare is the top-rate.
8. "Anti-Fighting Monkey King"
"Anti-Fighting Horse Monkey King", also known as "Black Troop: Brotherly Love",It is a 1993 police action film directed by Zeng Zhiwei and starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung. It tells the story of Taiwanese gangs buying foreign arms, Hong Kong police mobilizing elites to form special forces and attacking gangs.
This movie is draped in the title of a gangster movie, but it takes a lot of space to make Tony Leung and Andy Lau funny, from which you can see the nonsensical side of the two male gods.
9. "Infernal Affairs"
"Infernal Affairs" is a 2002 police film, Liu Weiqiang , Mak Siu Fai co-director, starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung.
It is a phenomenon-level work in the Hong Kong film industry. With its compact plot and clean narrative style, it has won an overwhelming reputation. It sold 55 million Hong Kong dollars in the sluggish market and became the annual box office champion. The spy and undercover gangster movie boom. The roles of Andy Lau and Tony Leung, the change of positions of the police and the bandits, and the confrontation between the two heroes are even more talked about and become an eternal classic in film history.
In addition to sweeping the Chinese-speaking regions, this movie is also popular all over the world, becoming the sixth in the top ten films of 2004 selected by the American "Time" magazine. Even the great Hollywood director Martin Scorsese bought its copyright and remade it into the US version of " " and won four Oscars.
By virtue of "Infernal Affairs", Andy Lau and Tony Leung were both nominated for the Hong Kong Film Awards and Taiwan Golden Horse Awards , and became a movie story. Unfortunately, Andy Lau lost to Tony Leung twice.
10. "Infernal Affairs III Ultimate Infernal Affairs"
"Infernal Affairs III Ultimate Infernal Affairs" is the sequel of "Infernal Affairs", still by Liu Weiqiang, Mak Siu Fai co-directedOn the basis of the original cast of "Infernal Affairs", heavyweight stars such as Liming and Chen Daoming were added.
The film has two parallel stories. One is the experience of undercover Chen Yongren before his death, and the other is the encounter after the fake police officer Liu Jianming killed Chen Yongren . The two lines are told in a time-space staggered way.
With this movie, Andy Lau finally made up for the regret of the first episode of "Infernal Affairs", overwhelming his lifelong rival Tony Leung, and became the actor of the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards.
The above are the 10 works that Andy Lau and Tony Leung have worked together. Which one do you think is the most classic? Do you think "Goldfinger" will surpass them? Welcome everyone to leave a message and exchange.
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